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Loretto Link is a non-canonical, non-profit membership organization and spiritual community founded in 2017 to carry forward the mission and spirit of Loretto. Loretto Link is grounded in the principles of subsidiarity and democratic member participation. We carry out our mission through member-formed working groups.
Learn more about Loretto Link here – https://lorettolink.org/
LACC deepens commitment to protect, defend dignity of immigrant neighbors
This week on Loretto’s socials, the Loretto Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) highlights LACC’s 2025 work to strengthen its partnerships in the U.S. and Mexico, support colleagues working on the front lines of migrant justice, and bring awareness to urgent immigration…
Why Are we using Elaine Prevallet’s book, “Making the Shift?”
This piece is an excerpt from the Loretto Link Annual Meeting this past weekend. For those of you who do not know anything about Elaine Prevallet, let me just tell you that she is well known in the Loretto Community as…
Immigration, Borders and the Way We See and Experience Them
Is the reality of people crossing our southern border with Mexico the snapshots you see on the news at least two or three times a week? Isn’t crossing borders a story that is part of the history of the United…
Loretto Link meeting a success
The Loretto Link meeting in St. Louis in January, the second in-person meeting since Link’s inception five-plus years ago, was a rousing success! One of the highlights was a presentation by the Justice Fellows, now several months into their fellowship…
Loretto Link Looks to a Vibrant Future
Loretto Link is five years old! The organization was created to help carry on the mission and spirit of Loretto, and we incorporated as a nonprofit in 2018. Our members are steeped in Loretto’s values of peace, justice and hospitality, and together…
Journey to Montgomery
In mid-February, 12 Loretto Link members and friends took a journey to Montgomery, Ala. The trip was initiated and orchestrated by members of the Loretto Link Good Trouble Working Group, especially Carolyn Jaramillo, Eleanor Craig and Paulette Peterson. We connected…
Loretto Link Members Help Carry Forward Mission, Spirit of Loretto
Loretto Link is one of the newest organizations in Loretto. Its mission is “to carry forward the mission and spirit of Loretto in spiritual community with equal participation and voice to all who chose to belong.” Loretto Link members are…
The Good Trouble Working Group Takes a Trip to Montgomery
“As I walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, retracing the movement of the marchers who were demonstrating for the right to vote in 1965, I thought of how, as a white person, I’ve never had to think twice about…
Speak Up, Speak Out and Get out the Vote!
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few, September, November! Willie Nelson, “September Song” That line from “September Song” is a fitting way to begin an exhortation for all of us to work hard during these next months, as we…
Loretto Goes to Washington
How could we have done it without Carolyn Jaramillo? She and so many helpers worked for months to get our Loretto travelers to Washington, D.C. with confidence, excitement and eagerness for new experiences. Roberta Hudlow created a new banner behind…
Localization Workshop Planned for This Month
Where were you a year ago on the hot summer afternoon of July 17, 2021? Many of us were engaged in the first annual Workshop on Localization, presented by the Loretto Link Cooperative Economics Working Group in collaboration with Loretto…
Localize Our Future – SAVE THE DATE!
Join us on the afternoon of July 17th for an online collaborative presentation from Loretto Link’s Cooperative Economics (CEWG), Loretto Earth Network (LEN) and Loretto Outreach. We will present the new video from Local Futures, PLANET LOCAL: A QUIET REVOLUTION. Discussion…